Christina Koch of the NASA Artemis crew spoke recently about participating in the longest voyage ever made by human beings. She said it truly taught her the meaning of what it is to be part of a crew, “A crew is a group that is in it all the time, no matter what, that is stroking together every minute with the same purpose, that is willing to sacrifice silently for each other, that gives grace, that holds accountable.”

These words are something we can all relate to as the crew of a rescue unit whose united purpose is #SavingLivesOnTheWater

One of the great things about volunteering with Marine Rescue NSW is the powerful and precious feeling of working together as part of a well-trained and focused team.

Koch added that one of her strongest revelations came while observing Earth appear tiny through the window of Orion, and all of the blackness around it. “There’s one new thing I know, and that is, planet Earth: You are a crew.”

Something we can all agree on is the hope that one day the crew of planet Earth can live in peace and strive together for a better future.

Jake Lloyd Jones

Hawkesbury Marine Rescue